The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-09
OVER THE STATE.

fund the taxes collected of them,
that he has issued a circular letter
to be sent in answer to their de-
mands, explaining that there is no
fund to pay them from, and before
it can be done the Legislature will
have to make an appropriation for
that purpose.-State Ledger.
An order for large shipment of
butter was received last week
from Florida by the superintend-
ent of Colonel Muldrow's Jersey
dairy farm, in Oktibbeha county.
1t under the operation of the inter-
State commerce bill, such reduc-
tions in freights are made as will
justify it, the Mississippi prairie
will be the dairy land from which
Florida will obtain all of her butter
and cheese.-Aberdeen Examiner.
The decision of the U. s. Su-
preme Court on the drummers
privilege tax knocks one of Yazoo
City's ordinances into a cooked
hat. The ordinance reads: "Each
person selling or offering for sale
any goods, wares or merchandise,
whether by card, sample, written
or printed trade list or catalogue,
except those selling exclusively to
resident merchants and dealers,
for one week or less, shall pay a
privilege tax of s10.n-Sentlnel.
Last Sunday Mr.. W. H. Adams,
of Winnsboro, Louisiana, deputy
sheriff, Arrived in Fayette, with a
warrant for the arrest of Frank,
Asa and Jim Orr. Jim was killed
In the recent fight with the Church.
wells; Asa is held for examination
for this crime so Mr.. Adams could
only get Frank. The offense with
which they are charged is assault
with a deadly weapon and wound.
ing, committed about two years
ago, just prior to their coming to
this county.-Natchez Banner.
Captain Z. p. Briscoe has recei-
we'd letter from our Senator,
General Il. @. Walthall, accepting
an invitation to speak here April
Goth, Memorial Day. No filter Sc
lection could have been made.
This distinguished gentleman was
himself a gallant Confederate SOL
dier, and it is eminently proper
that he should be chosen as the
orator on this sacred occasion,
when year after year we assemble
to keep green the memory of the
brave men who died for the South.
General Walthalps presence will
insure a large attendance from all
parts of the country to take part
in the memorial services.-Port
Gibson Record.
Mr.. j. ID. Ewing brought in
Wednesday a shorthorn bull that
he had sold to DIR. H. Yandell.
1t was born in Kentucky but rails.
ed in Yazoo county, is six years
old and weighs 1900 pounds. Last
summer it weighed 2100 pounds.
Mr.. Ewing has large plantation
between Vaughn's and Deason.
vile on which he raises about 300
bales of cotton, but he has for
several years been endeayoring to
get out of cotton planting, to de-
vote his entire attention to stock
raising, which he finds more prof.
table and agreeable. Three years
ago he started with a few cattle,
new he has eight full-blooded short
horn cows, two full blooded short
horn bulls, and sixty half.breed
short horn calves.-Yazoo Herald.
Enterprise, Miss, April 3.-Six
families have left the icy regions
of Minnesota, and will in the future
make their homes in Enterprise.
Mr.. A. W. Moore and Mr.. A. G..
Leach with their families are
already here. Mr.. Reynolds, ex-
Sheriff of Lincoln county, ninn.,
and Mr.. @. NJ. Morse, ex.Repre.
sentative of the same county, are
on their way, while others are
coming.
Especial to Picayune.
Artesia, Miss, April 1.-Iron
connection was made on the Geor.
gia Pacific railroad last night.
There is some little bridge work
to be completed yet, and after that
two weeks hence through trains
will be running from Atlanta to
Starkville. 1t is rumored that
work will be commenced at once
on the proposed extension of this
road to Greenyille.
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